TISSUE INGROWTH ANCHORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS AND RELATED PRODUCTS
First Claim
1. A method of anchoring a graft structure to a wall of a bodily structure, the method comprising:
- a) providing a graft structure, the graft structure comprised of a body of persistent material having a first face and one or more openings defined therein;
b) providing tissue ingrowth material configured for receiving tissue ingrowth; and
c) implanting the graft structure and the tissue ingrowth material at the bodily structure wall, wherein the persistent material body first face opposes the bodily structure wall and the tissue ingrowth material is positioned at the one or more persistent material body openings to receive tissue ingrowth from the bodily structure wall effective to anchor the graft structure to the bodily structure wall.
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Abstract
Described, in certain aspects, are medical devices that can be used to anchor graft materials to bodily structures. These devices comprise an implantable graft structure and tissue ingrowth material. This implantable graft structure is comprised of a body of persistent material having a first face and one or more openings defined therein, wherein the persistent material body first face is configured for opposing a bodily structure wall upon implantation. This tissue ingrowth material is positioned at the one or more persistent material body openings, and is configured for receiving tissue ingrowth from the bodily structure wall effective to anchor the graft structure to the bodily structure wall. The invention also provides methods utilizing these and other inventive medical devices, for example, to anchor graft materials to vascular vessel walls and/or other bodily structures.
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1. A method of anchoring a graft structure to a wall of a bodily structure, the method comprising:
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a) providing a graft structure, the graft structure comprised of a body of persistent material having a first face and one or more openings defined therein; b) providing tissue ingrowth material configured for receiving tissue ingrowth; and c) implanting the graft structure and the tissue ingrowth material at the bodily structure wall, wherein the persistent material body first face opposes the bodily structure wall and the tissue ingrowth material is positioned at the one or more persistent material body openings to receive tissue ingrowth from the bodily structure wall effective to anchor the graft structure to the bodily structure wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A medical device, comprising:
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a) an implantable graft structure, the implantable graft structure comprised of a body of persistent material having a first face and one or more openings defined therein, the persistent material body first face configured for opposing a bodily structure wall upon implantation; and b) a tissue ingrowth material positioned at the one or more persistent material body openings, the tissue ingrowth material configured for receiving tissue ingrowth from the bodily structure wall effective to anchor the graft structure to the bodily structure wall. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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